Field book - New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji, September-October 1985 Lynch, James Francis, 1942- Smithsonian Environmental Research Center text Field notes aat 1985 eng Field notes document the work of James Lynch in New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji during September 14 to October 9, 1985. The purpose of the trip was to attend a conference on the role of remnants of native vegetation in conservation and to see first hand the bird-vegetation associations in the southwest Pacific. The loose sheets are headed with date, location or route, followed by narrative style entries that describe travel details, routes traveled during field work, weather, bird lists, observations of bird behavior, habitat, and work completed. At the end, there is a check list of New Zealand birds with abbreviations indicating if their habitat. Ornithology Bird populations Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Research Records, 1964-1999 Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.